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The Swedish, French, American cook book

1918

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Presented as published in 1918. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Wash and clean a mackerel, open on the side and bone; stuff with shrimps; bake in oven — covered — from twenty to thirty minutes with a little sherry and butter in the pan, pepper and salt. When done, glaze with a brown glaze. Decorate with cream sauce in zebra style; make an eye of lemon and truffles and put it in its place. Garnish with shrimps that have not been peeled, and lemon. Serve with a newbourg sauce for dinner or luncheon. Stuffing. Onepound of cooked shrimps;take out enough for dec¬ oration. Grind through the machine once or twice; mix to each cup of shrimps two tablespoons cream sauce, two tablespoons sherry [if necessary, color a trifle the shade of the shrimps], white of one eggStuffed Mackerel with Shrimps a la Zebra; mix all together. Stuff the mackerel. Boiled Mackerel ( Maquereau bouilli) a la Bregitta Wash and clean a mackerel; curve it; put a toothpick in head and another in tail; tie with a string to keep it in shape. Put it in a large fish kettle with some water, salt, and bay leaves; steam (the time according to size of the fish). For a six-pound fish, let simmer slowly for about- twenty-five minutes. When done, lift carefully from the pot; put on a platter; pour some melted butter over, and put in the curve of the fish tiny boiled marbles of potato that have been put in some butter and sprinkled with chopped par¬ sley. Garnish the fish with lemons around and some parsley at its mouth. Serve with egg sauce a la Bregitta for dinner. Stuffed Mackerel with Lobster a la Chateaubriand Maquereau farci de Homard, a la Chateaubriand Open the fish in front; split; remove bone; wash and clean well; stuff with lobster stuffing; rub it over with salad oil; sprinkle with pepper and saltStuffed Mackerel with Lobster a la Chateaubriand; put on a broiler and broil until well done — about 70 THE SWEDISH, FRENCH ten to fifteen minutes. When done, turn out on a pan; glaze with brown glaze; decorate with a strip of cream sauce all around to make it look artistic; make an eye of lemon and truffles and put in its place. Put on a nice paper doily. Garnish with parsley in its mouth — lobster claws and lemon all around. Serve, with a lobster newbourg sauce and cucumber tomato salad, for dinner or luncheon. Stuffing. One and a half pounds cooked lobster. Grind through machine once or twice; add to each cup of the lobster two tablespoons cream sauce, two tablespoons sherry, and white of one egg. Mix all together. Stuff the mackerel. Steamed Mackerels a la Meuniere Maquereaux cuits a la vapeur, a la Meuniere Select small young baby mackerels, weighing each about half pound; clean and wash; curve by putting a toothpick through mouth and tail and tying them with a string [unless there are so many that they can be put close together and will keep one another in shape]; put in the pan some water, Rhine wine, bay leaves, pepper, and saltSteamed Mackerels a la Meuniere — not so much as to cover the mackerels. Put a tight cover over the pan and leave in oven to steam from ten to fifteen minutes. When done, glaze with a nice brown glaze; lift them carefully on the platter — body part in, and the head and tail out; put in each curve of the fish a piece of lemon placed on a thin slice of tomato, and in the centre. Serve, with a thick meuniere sauce, for dinner. Broiled Spanish Mackerels a la Meuniere Maquereaux Espagnols grilles, a la Meuniere Broiled Spanish Mackerels a la Meuniere